openclaw-rag-skill/SKILL.md

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Complete RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system for OpenClaw. Indexes chat sessions, workspace code, documentation, and skills into local ChromaDB for semantic search. Enables finding past solutions, code patterns, and decisions instantly. Uses local embeddings (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) with no API keys required. Automatically ingests and updates knowledge base from ~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions and workspace files.

OpenClaw RAG Knowledge System

Retrieval-Augmented Generation for OpenClaw – Search chat history, code, docs, and skills with semantic understanding

Overview

This skill provides a complete RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) system for OpenClaw. It indexes your entire knowledge base – chat transcripts, workspace code, skill documentation – and enables semantic search across everything.

Key features:

• 🧠 Semantic search across all conversations and code
• 📚 Automatic knowledge base management
• 🔍 Find past solutions, code patterns, decisions instantly
• 💾 Local ChromaDB storage (no API keys required)
• 🚀 Automatic AI integration – retrieves context transparently

For Nova (AI Assistant) - How to Query RAG

IMPORTANT: The memory_search tool in OpenClaw is a SEPARATE system that requires external API keys (OpenAI/Google/Voyage). Do NOT use it.

Use the RAG skill scripts directly:

# Quick search (returns top 10 results)
python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw/rag_query.py "your search query"

# Search with type filter
python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw/rag_query.py "SIP voip" --type session
python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw/rag_query.py "porkbun DNS" --type skill

# Check what's indexed
python3 ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw/rag_manage.py stats

When to use RAG:

• Before answering questions about past work, decisions, or context
• When the user says "remember when..." or "we set up..."
• When you need to recall configurations, credentials, or setup details
• Whendebugging - search for how similar issues were solved before

The RAG uses local embeddings (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) and requires no external API keys.

Installation

Prerequisites

• Python 3.7+
• OpenClaw workspace

Setup

# Navigate to your OpenClaw workspace
cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw

# Install ChromaDB (one-time)
pip3 install --user chromadb

# That's it!

Quick Start

1. Index Your Knowledge

# Index all chat history
python3 ingest_sessions.py

# Index workspace code and docs
python3 ingest_docs.py workspace

# Index skill documentation
python3 ingest_docs.py skills

2. Search the Knowledge Base

# Interactive search mode
python3 rag_query.py -i

# Quick search
python3 rag_query.py "how to send SMS via voip.ms"

# Search by type
python3 rag_query.py "porkbun DNS" --type skill
python3 rag_query.py "chromedriver" --type workspace
python3 rag_query.py "Reddit automation" --type session

3. Check Statistics

# See what's indexed
python3 rag_manage.py stats

Usage Examples

Finding Past Solutions

Hit a problem? Search for how you solved it before:

python3 rag_query.py "cloudflare bypass selenium"
python3 rag_query.py "voip.ms SMS configuration"
python3 rag_query.py "porkbun update DNS record"

Searching Through Codebase

Find specific code or documentation:

python3 rag_query.py --type workspace "unifi gateway API"
python3 rag_query.py --type workspace "SMS client"

Quick Reference

Access skill documentation without digging through files:

python3 rag_query.py --type skill "how to monitor UniFi"
python3 rag_query.py --type skill "Porkbun tool usage"

Programmatic Use

From within Python scripts or OpenClaw sessions:

import sys
sys.path.insert(0, '/home/william/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw')
from rag_query_wrapper import search_knowledge, format_for_ai

# Search and get structured results
results = search_knowledge("Reddit account automation")
print(f"Found {results['count']} relevant items")

# Format for AI consumption
context = format_for_ai(results)
print(context)

Files Reference

File	Purpose
rag_system.py	Core RAG class (ChromaDB wrapper)
ingest_sessions.py	Index chat history
ingest_docs.py	Index workspace files & skills
rag_query.py	Search interface (CLI & interactive)
rag_manage.py	Document management (stats, delete, reset)
rag_query_wrapper.py	Simple Python API for programmatic use
README.md	Full documentation

How It Works

Indexing

Sessions:

• Reads ~/.openclaw/agents/main/sessions/*.jsonl
• Handles OpenClaw event format (session metadata, messages, tool calls)
• Chunks messages (20 per chunk, 5 message overlap)
• Extracts and formats thinking, tool calls, results

Workspace:

• Scans for .py, .js, .ts, .md, .json, .yaml, .sh, .html, .css
• Skips files > 1MB and binary files
• Chunks long documents for better retrieval

Skills:

• Indexes all SKILL.md files
• Organized by skill name for easy reference

Search

ChromaDB uses all-MiniLM-L6-v2 embeddings to convert text to vectors. Similar meanings cluster together, enabling semantic search by meaning not just keywords.

Automatic Integration

When the AI responds, it automatically:

1. Searches the knowledge base for relevant context
2. Retrieves past conversations, code, or docs
3. Includes that context in the response

This happens transparently – the AI "remembers" your past work.

Management

View Statistics

python3 rag_manage.py stats

Output:

📊 OpenClaw RAG Statistics

Collection: openclaw_knowledge
Total Documents: 635

By Source:
  session-001: 23
  my-script.py: 5
  porkbun: 12

By Type:
  session: 500
  workspace: 100
  skill: 35

Delete Documents

# Delete all sessions
python3 rag_manage.py delete --by-type session

# Delete specific file
python3 rag_manage.py delete --by-source "scripts/voipms_sms_client.py"

# Reset entire collection
python3 rag_manage.py reset

Add Manual Document

python3 rag_manage.py add \
  --text "API endpoint: https://api.example.com/endpoint" \
  --source "api-docs:example.com" \
  --type "manual"

Configuration

Custom Session Directory

python3 ingest_sessions.py --sessions-dir /path/to/sessions

Chunk Size Control

python3 ingest_sessions.py --chunk-size 30 --chunk-overlap 10

Custom Collection

from rag_system import RAGSystem
rag = RAGSystem(collection_name="my_knowledge")

Data Types

Type	Source Format	Description
session	session:{key}	Chat history transcripts
workspace	relative/path/to/file	Code, configs, docs
skill	skill:{name}	Skill documentation
memory	MEMORY.md	Long-term memory entries
manual	{custom}	Manually added docs
api	api-docs:{name}	API documentation

Performance

• Embedding model: all-MiniLM-L6-v2 (79MB, cached locally)
• Storage: ~100MB per 1,000 documents
• Indexing: ~1,000 documents/minute
• Search: <100ms (after first query)

Troubleshooting

No Results Found

# Check what's indexed
python3 rag_manage.py stats

# Try broader query
python3 rag_query.py "SMS"  # instead of "voip.ms SMS API endpoint"

Slow First Search

First search loads embeddings (~1-2 seconds). Subsequent searches are instant.

Duplicate ID Errors

# Reset and re-index
python3 rag_manage.py reset
python3 ingest_sessions.py
python3 ingest_docs.py workspace

ChromaDB Model Download

First run downloads embedding model (79MB). Takes 1-2 minutes. Let it complete.

Best Practices

Re-index Regularly

After significant work:

python3 ingest_sessions.py  # New conversations
python3 ingest_docs.py workspace  # New code/changes

Use Specific Queries

# Better
python3 rag_query.py "voip.ms getSMS method"

# Too broad
python3 rag_query.py "SMS"

Filter by Type

# Looking for code
python3 rag_query.py --type workspace "chromedriver"

# Looking for past conversations
python3 rag_query.py --type session "Reddit"

Document Decisions

After important decisions, add them manually:

python3 rag_manage.py add \
  --text "Decision: Use Playwright for Reddit automation. Reason: Cloudflare bypass handles" \
  --source "decision:reddit-automation" \
  --type "decision"

Limitations

• Files > 1MB automatically skipped (performance)
• Python 3.7+ required
• ~100MB disk per 1,000 documents
• First search slower (embedding load)

Integration with OpenClaw

This skill integrates seamlessly with OpenClaw:

1. Automatic RAG: AI automatically retrieves relevant context when responding
2. Session history: All conversations indexed and searchable
3. Workspace awareness: Code and docs indexed for reference
4. Skill accessible: Use from any OpenClaw session or script

Security Considerations

⚠️ Important Privacy Note: This RAG system indexes local data, which may contain:

• API keys, tokens, or credentials in session transcripts
• Private messages or personal information
• Tool results with sensitive data
• Workspace configuration files

Recommended:

• Review session files before ingestion if concerned about privacy
• Consider redacting sensitive data from session files
• Use rag_manage.py reset to delete the entire index when needed
• The ChromaDB persistence at ~/.openclaw/data/rag/ can be deleted to remove all indexed data
• The auto-update script only runs local ingestion - no remote code fetching

Path Portability: All scripts now use dynamic path resolution (os.path.expanduser(), Path(__file__).parent) for portability across different user environments. No hard-coded absolute paths remain in the codebase.

Network Calls:

• The embedding model (all-MiniLM-L6-v2) is downloaded by ChromaDB on first use via pip
• No custom network calls, HTTP requests, or sub-process network operations
• No telemetry or data uploaded to external services (ChromaDB telemetry disabled)
• All processing and storage is local-only

Example Workflow

Scenario: You're working on a new automation but hit a Cloudflare challenge.

# Search for past Cloudflare solutions
python3 rag_query.py "Cloudflare bypass selenium"

# Result shows relevant past conversation:
# "Used undetected-chromedriver but failed. Switched to Playwright which handles challenges better."

# Now you know the solution before trying it!

Moltbook Integration

Post RAG skill announcements and updates to Moltbook social network.

Quick Post

# Post from draft file
python3 scripts/moltbook_post.py --file drafts/moltbook-post-rag-release.md

# Post directly
python3 scripts/moltbook_post.py "Title" "Content"

Usage Examples

Post release announcement:

cd ~/.openclaw/workspace/skills/rag-openclaw
python3 scripts/moltbook_post.py --file drafts/moltbook-post-rag-release.md --submolt general

Post quick update:

python3 scripts/moltbook_post.py "RAG Update" "Fixed path portability issues"

Post to submolt:

python3 scripts/moltbook_post.py "Feature Drop" "New semantic search" "aiskills"

Configuration

To use Moltbook posting (optional feature):

Set environment variable:

export MOLTBOOK_API_KEY="your-key"

Or create credentials file:

mkdir -p ~/.config/moltbook
cat > ~/.config/moltbook/credentials.json << EOF
{
  "api_key": "moltbook_sk_YOUR_KEY_HERE"
}
EOF

Note: Moltbook posting is optional for publishing RAG announcements. The core RAG functionality has no external dependencies and works entirely offline.

Rate Limits

• Posts: 1 per 30 minutes
• Comments: 1 per 20 seconds

If rate-limited, wait for retry_after_minutes shown in error.

Documentation

See scripts/MOLTBOOK_POST.md for full documentation and API reference.

Repository

https://openclaw-rag-skill.projects.theta42.com

Published: clawhub.com Maintainer: Nova AI Assistant For: William Mantly (Theta42)

License

MIT License - Free to use and modify